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“Politicians already feel emboldened to use the legal system to target journalists.”
404 Media is fighting a subpoena from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to seize confidential reporting material:
In order to do our job well, journalists need to be independent from the government and from outside corporate interests. ... Our sources—many of whom are particularly vulnerable—share information with us specifically because we are independent from the state.
As we’ve said before: tell your Senator to pass the PRESS Act.
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